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Hard to tell
~Glorfindel~
We sat on the breakfast table and again I found myself looking at Legolas.
He was so beautiful! I concentrated on every detail.
His body. His eyes. His hands. His gestures. His smile. His laughter.
I hadn't felt that since my wife had died in the First Age.
Suddenly I felt Lord Elronds eyes on me and immediatly parted my eyes from the younger Elf.
After the breakfast the Elven Lord came to me.
"Glorfindel?"
"Yes?"
"May I talk to you alone?"
"Of course."
I turned to Legolas. "Please wait for me by the training place."
The blond beauty nodded and walked away.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Well, my friend. If you still don't want to train him, it's alright. I found someone else."
I was totally surprised. "What do you mean?"
"You didn't want to train him first. Remember?"
Now I knew what he had meant. "Yes, but things have changed."
"Ah, so you want to continue?"
"Sure. I first thought he would be a ... a ..." I tried to find the right word.
"A child?" He interrupted.
"Yes, but he's so different from the other Elves in his age. And he's very talented. It gives me pleasure to train him."
The Elven Lord smiled. "I see. Then go on. He's waiting for you. And tell him that I will train with him tomorrow."
I nodded and went away, wondering about Elrond's questions.
"Are you ready for the training?" I asked as I joined Legolas.
He smiled at me. "Sure."
As always did very well this day, even so he didn't seem to concentrate all the time. That was very unusual. Until
now he had given me all his attention.
I figured that he had a bad day and didn't fight him so hard.
After a few sword fights I took his weapon and handed him the bow.
"Bofore we start I have to ask you something." I said.
"What is it?"
"You don't seem to be concentrated today. Does something trouble you?"
He hesitated. "No, it's nothing. I'm sorry. Next time ..."
"Legolas, there's nothing to be sorry about. But I already told you that you can talk to me about everything you
want."
He nodded and sighed. "There's really something I have to tell you."
I could see that it was not easy for him, so I wanted to give him as much time as he needed.
Gently I took the bow from him and we sat down on a big stone. "What is it, Legolas?" I asked again as he said
nothing.
"I don't know how to tell you."
"Just say it."
He laughed nervously. "I'll try."
I nodded and waited for him to continue.
"Well, I think that ... that I like you very much. Maybe it's more than ..."
Could it be?
Could it really be that he returned the feeling I had tried to deny?
"More than friendship?" I asked carefully.
He looked at me in surpise. "Yes, that's what I wanted to say."
Gently I took his hands and looked deep into his beautiful blue eyes.
"Legolas." I said softly. "That's more than I would have dared to hope for. I love you, too."
Joy and hope were shining in his eyes now, brighter than the starlight. "Do you really mean that?"
I nodded and kissed him gently.
After a moment of hesitation he returned the kiss. I knew that it was his first kiss and so I was as gently as I could.
For a few moments we forgot everything around us.
When we finally parted he smiled at me shyly.
"I love you." I whispered and caressed his cheek.
"I love you, too. But do you think that we can hope?"
"What do you mean?"
"In two years I have to go back to Mirkwood. And when my father finds out ..." He broke up and sighed.
"Hey, don't worry. When you are back in Mirkwood we can visit each other as often as possible. And I promise to
remain true as long as you are away. As for your father, I'm sure he will understand in time. I will stay with you
when you talk to him about it, if you want me to."
He smiled and nodded.
"But there's also something I have to tell you."
"What is it?"
"I was married in the First Age. That's nothing that should stand between us, she died a long time ago." I smiled.
"And I think she would want me to be happy with you."
"But that's no problem. The First Age is long ago and ..."
"Yes, but there's something else. I have a son and a daughter."
I could see that he was surprised.
Of course it could be a problem. Sarira and Lirios were many centuries older than Legolas after all.
"Do you think they could not like it when we are together?"
I shook my head. "No, I think that they could accept it. But they are much older than you are. Do you think you
can handle that?"
He nodded and still shyly he kissed me on the cheek. "Don't worry. I will do everything to come along with them."
"Even if you don't like each other it's not too bad. I don't see them too often. But you surely understand that they
are very important to me and I would be glad if you would come along with them."
He nodded again. "Of course I understand that you love your children. I'll do everything I can."
I took him into my embrace and he hesitated before he gently layed his head on my shoulder.
At that I had to smile slightly.
He was so innocent and trusting, but at the same time careful and shy. It was obvious that he hadn't had a lover
before.
I was pretty impressed that he had had the courage to tell me.
"Legolas?"
"Hmm?"
"We should go on with the training. Lord Elrond will train with you tomorrow. And I don't want him to think that I'm
a bad teacher."
He laughed at me. "Don't worry. I'll do my best." With that he stood up, took the bow and startet to hit the targets.
To be continued
Disclaimer: Not my characters!
Hard to tell
~Glorfindel~
We sat on the breakfast table and again I found myself looking at Legolas.
He was so beautiful! I concentrated on every detail.
His body. His eyes. His hands. His gestures. His smile. His laughter.
I hadn't felt that since my wife had died in the First Age.
Suddenly I felt Lord Elronds eyes on me and immediatly parted my eyes from the younger Elf.
After the breakfast the Elven Lord came to me.
"Glorfindel?"
"Yes?"
"May I talk to you alone?"
"Of course."
I turned to Legolas. "Please wait for me by the training place."
The blond beauty nodded and walked away.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Well, my friend. If you still don't want to train him, it's alright. I found someone else."
I was totally surprised. "What do you mean?"
"You didn't want to train him first. Remember?"
Now I knew what he had meant. "Yes, but things have changed."
"Ah, so you want to continue?"
"Sure. I first thought he would be a ... a ..." I tried to find the right word.
"A child?" He interrupted.
"Yes, but he's so different from the other Elves in his age. And he's very talented. It gives me pleasure to train him."
The Elven Lord smiled. "I see. Then go on. He's waiting for you. And tell him that I will train with him tomorrow."
I nodded and went away, wondering about Elrond's questions.
"Are you ready for the training?" I asked as I joined Legolas.
He smiled at me. "Sure."
As always did very well this day, even so he didn't seem to concentrate all the time. That was very unusual. Until
now he had given me all his attention.
I figured that he had a bad day and didn't fight him so hard.
After a few sword fights I took his weapon and handed him the bow.
"Bofore we start I have to ask you something." I said.
"What is it?"
"You don't seem to be concentrated today. Does something trouble you?"
He hesitated. "No, it's nothing. I'm sorry. Next time ..."
"Legolas, there's nothing to be sorry about. But I already told you that you can talk to me about everything you
want."
He nodded and sighed. "There's really something I have to tell you."
I could see that it was not easy for him, so I wanted to give him as much time as he needed.
Gently I took the bow from him and we sat down on a big stone. "What is it, Legolas?" I asked again as he said
nothing.
"I don't know how to tell you."
"Just say it."
He laughed nervously. "I'll try."
I nodded and waited for him to continue.
"Well, I think that ... that I like you very much. Maybe it's more than ..."
Could it be?
Could it really be that he returned the feeling I had tried to deny?
"More than friendship?" I asked carefully.
He looked at me in surpise. "Yes, that's what I wanted to say."
Gently I took his hands and looked deep into his beautiful blue eyes.
"Legolas." I said softly. "That's more than I would have dared to hope for. I love you, too."
Joy and hope were shining in his eyes now, brighter than the starlight. "Do you really mean that?"
I nodded and kissed him gently.
After a moment of hesitation he returned the kiss. I knew that it was his first kiss and so I was as gently as I could.
For a few moments we forgot everything around us.
When we finally parted he smiled at me shyly.
"I love you." I whispered and caressed his cheek.
"I love you, too. But do you think that we can hope?"
"What do you mean?"
"In two years I have to go back to Mirkwood. And when my father finds out ..." He broke up and sighed.
"Hey, don't worry. When you are back in Mirkwood we can visit each other as often as possible. And I promise to
remain true as long as you are away. As for your father, I'm sure he will understand in time. I will stay with you
when you talk to him about it, if you want me to."
He smiled and nodded.
"But there's also something I have to tell you."
"What is it?"
"I was married in the First Age. That's nothing that should stand between us, she died a long time ago." I smiled.
"And I think she would want me to be happy with you."
"But that's no problem. The First Age is long ago and ..."
"Yes, but there's something else. I have a son and a daughter."
I could see that he was surprised.
Of course it could be a problem. Sarira and Lirios were many centuries older than Legolas after all.
"Do you think they could not like it when we are together?"
I shook my head. "No, I think that they could accept it. But they are much older than you are. Do you think you
can handle that?"
He nodded and still shyly he kissed me on the cheek. "Don't worry. I will do everything to come along with them."
"Even if you don't like each other it's not too bad. I don't see them too often. But you surely understand that they
are very important to me and I would be glad if you would come along with them."
He nodded again. "Of course I understand that you love your children. I'll do everything I can."
I took him into my embrace and he hesitated before he gently layed his head on my shoulder.
At that I had to smile slightly.
He was so innocent and trusting, but at the same time careful and shy. It was obvious that he hadn't had a lover
before.
I was pretty impressed that he had had the courage to tell me.
"Legolas?"
"Hmm?"
"We should go on with the training. Lord Elrond will train with you tomorrow. And I don't want him to think that I'm
a bad teacher."
He laughed at me. "Don't worry. I'll do my best." With that he stood up, took the bow and startet to hit the targets.
To be continued